237
237
Sep 7, 2012
09/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 237
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney said last night was a celebration of failure. today he said if last night was the party, today was the hangover. he was referred to jobs which i believe are cooking obama's economic goose. your thought, dean baker? >> the republicans know about failure. we are losing 800,000 jobs a month when president obama took office. it wasn't a great report. no two ways about it. i never say that. let's look at the numbers closely. if you want to look at the household survey and make a big deal about employment growth you should have been jumping up and down in may when it showed 420,000 new people working. the numbers are erratic. that's why most people don't pay attention to it. >> i did actually jump up and down. >> i missed that one. >> unfortunately that was may. we are now through june, july -- >> next month you will have occasion to jump up and down again. >> this whole economy looks luke out's going south. steve, what's going on with the jobs story besides the fact that out's cooking obama's economic goose? >> i want to tip my hat to
mitt romney said last night was a celebration of failure. today he said if last night was the party, today was the hangover. he was referred to jobs which i believe are cooking obama's economic goose. your thought, dean baker? >> the republicans know about failure. we are losing 800,000 jobs a month when president obama took office. it wasn't a great report. no two ways about it. i never say that. let's look at the numbers closely. if you want to look at the household survey and make a...
151
151
Aug 22, 2012
08/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 151
favorite 0
quote 0
programming note, tomorrow night i will be joined by mitt romney's vice presidential running mate -- paul ryan. next week i i will be coming to you live from the republican national convention in tampa, florida. looking forward to it. coming up next, the freedom manifesto. this election's referendum on big government, failed policies from the obama administration versus romney-ryan, free markets and entrepreneurship, i hope. steve forbes will lay it out from his new book. he's up next. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] you work hard. stretch every penny. but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him... mitt romney made twenty million dollars in two thousand ten but paid only fourteen percent in taxes... probably less than you now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break... and raises taxes on middle class families by up to two thousand dollars a year. mitt romney's middle class tax increase. he pays less. you pay more. humans -- sometimes life trips us up. and sometimes, we trip ourselves up, but that's okay. at liberty
programming note, tomorrow night i will be joined by mitt romney's vice presidential running mate -- paul ryan. next week i i will be coming to you live from the republican national convention in tampa, florida. looking forward to it. coming up next, the freedom manifesto. this election's referendum on big government, failed policies from the obama administration versus romney-ryan, free markets and entrepreneurship, i hope. steve forbes will lay it out from his new book. he's up next. [ obama...
211
211
Aug 30, 2012
08/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 211
favorite 0
quote 0
the problem for romney started last night with paul ryan. that speech had more substantive lies in it than most people can remember in a convention speech. the romney campaign has been on the defensive all day. i don't think they expected that when they put paul ryan on the ticket. he lied about medicare, the gm plant closing, the debt commission which is his issue. something he voted against and tried to pin it to obama. i think the lies are hurting the campaign. >> i don't know how much you heard. ari says paul ryan had lies on gm, welfare, medicare that uh now it's coming pack to haunt him. do you believe it? >> i don't know. i think i heard enough from my friend ari on that one. if that's the tone and approach of the democrats which is to continue to be vitriolic and try to tear mitt romney down that's a mistake to go on national television and call mitt romney a liar. the one thing this convention has done is started to flesh out for independents in this country who mitt romney is. we are talking about his leadership as a leader of fait
the problem for romney started last night with paul ryan. that speech had more substantive lies in it than most people can remember in a convention speech. the romney campaign has been on the defensive all day. i don't think they expected that when they put paul ryan on the ticket. he lied about medicare, the gm plant closing, the debt commission which is his issue. something he voted against and tried to pin it to obama. i think the lies are hurting the campaign. >> i don't know how much...
252
252
Jan 28, 2012
01/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 252
favorite 0
quote 0
take a look at this sound from last night where romney strongly defends his success and his wealth. >> let's put behind this idea of attacking me because of my investments or my money and let's get republicans to say you know what? what you've accomplished in your life shouldn't be seen as a detriment, it should be seen as an asset to help america. [ applause ] >> all right. big crowd pleaser. a lot of applause on that one. so let's talk. here for a "kudlow" rematch. both sides of this two-horse race, gingrich campaign consultant kellyanne conway, the president of the company and romney support erich lazio. kellyanne, was mitt in a knockout mode last night? seriously, mitt knocked out newt. >> mitt, whatever he paid his new debate coach is worth every penny. it took 19 debates and finally he said something that you all think is worthy of a nominee. he can't run on inevitability anymore. he did have some good comeback lines. he stacked the audience with romney supporters. that's a smart tactic. you know what we like, larry? we like that all the florida media who are there are reporting
take a look at this sound from last night where romney strongly defends his success and his wealth. >> let's put behind this idea of attacking me because of my investments or my money and let's get republicans to say you know what? what you've accomplished in your life shouldn't be seen as a detriment, it should be seen as an asset to help america. [ applause ] >> all right. big crowd pleaser. a lot of applause on that one. so let's talk. here for a "kudlow" rematch. both...
191
191
May 8, 2012
05/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 191
favorite 0
quote 0
if you'll permit me, rick santorum finally endorsed mitt romney last night. congressman paul, when will you endorse mitt romney? >> i'm still thinking about that. not soon because i'm still working very hard to maximize the number of delegates. if you watch the news, every weekend we seem to do a lot better in picking up states. it may turn out we're going to end up winning iowa and we've won a couple of these other states. i'm not thinking about that as much as what kind of presence we'll have, what kind of people we'll have there and what kind of influence we'll have on the platform in tampa. >> well, there are a lot of reports you're picking up delegates, particularly in these caucus states. what's the end game here? do you want to try to deny the mitt romney the nomination? do you want to exact some policy or political price for your endorsement? tell me the end game, sir. >> well, i don't know the end game yet because the votes haven't been counted. no, my goal isn't a negative goal that, is to stop somebody. my goal is to do my very best and to galvaniz
if you'll permit me, rick santorum finally endorsed mitt romney last night. congressman paul, when will you endorse mitt romney? >> i'm still thinking about that. not soon because i'm still working very hard to maximize the number of delegates. if you watch the news, every weekend we seem to do a lot better in picking up states. it may turn out we're going to end up winning iowa and we've won a couple of these other states. i'm not thinking about that as much as what kind of presence...
200
200
Feb 29, 2012
02/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 200
favorite 0
quote 0
john will have coverage throughout the night right here on cnbc. now next up, we have the political panel. we have phil muster, ed rogers, tony perkins and santorum and romney. who will win? can mitt survive michigan? in the the oil we change the filter... tire rotation, suspension, we make suspension checks... what we have here is the multi-point inspection. every time a vehicle comes into a ford dealership you'll be presented with one of these. we check the belts, hoses... brakes. tires and the pressures... battery, all your fluids... exhaust system, transmission... we inspect your air filter... it gets done,it gets done quickly and it gets done correctly. the works. oil change, tire rotation and more: $29.95 or less after rebate - at your ford dealer. you're a doctor... you're a car doctor. maybe a car doctor... >> welcome back to "the kudlow report." we're moment away before the critical michigan primary polls close. let's go talk to our distinguished panel, former adviser and presidential campaign, the republican strategist ed rogers and tony
john will have coverage throughout the night right here on cnbc. now next up, we have the political panel. we have phil muster, ed rogers, tony perkins and santorum and romney. who will win? can mitt survive michigan? in the the oil we change the filter... tire rotation, suspension, we make suspension checks... what we have here is the multi-point inspection. every time a vehicle comes into a ford dealership you'll be presented with one of these. we check the belts, hoses... brakes. tires and...
211
211
Aug 15, 2012
08/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 211
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney is running away from some of the positions. in two or three weeks, there will be bumper stickers saying let ryan be ryan. if you saw him on fox news last night he was under wraps. he couldn't talk about his budget. a lot of republicans are afraid of him. >> art laffer, in general broad terms, i don't want to get in every detail. the point is paul ryan has said he's a second generation supply sider. you and i and jack kemp and others were supposedly the first generation. lower marginal tax rates to have growth incentives. nowadays, arthur, we have to get the spending and deficits down because it's a huge problem. >> of course. >> why is that impractical? pro growth tax cuts and spending restraint. what's wrong with that? >> nothing, larry. it's perfect. what paul ryan does is far from being the idealogue people say he is. he completes mitt romney. together they make a hole that's far better than either one by himself. to me it's a perfect ticket for a time of change. when things are going well, when the economy is prospering you
mitt romney is running away from some of the positions. in two or three weeks, there will be bumper stickers saying let ryan be ryan. if you saw him on fox news last night he was under wraps. he couldn't talk about his budget. a lot of republicans are afraid of him. >> art laffer, in general broad terms, i don't want to get in every detail. the point is paul ryan has said he's a second generation supply sider. you and i and jack kemp and others were supposedly the first generation. lower...
270
270
Oct 5, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 270
favorite 0
quote 1
romney's been saying for the last year. he may do a tap dance and a two step, but if you want to be president, then you owe the american people the truth. >> all right. reince priebus, what is your response to that negative attack? >> well, i'm not sure if butt kickings are covered by obama care but he might want to look at that. this is like day-late zingers, let's huddle up in the morning and figure out how many we can remedy the bad performance from wednesday night. it's garbage. i mean, the person who was at the debate with 60 million viewers ready to go toe to toe and talk about details and specifics and take on the president was mitt romney. he was the only one that came with passion and heart and specifics. it was the president that was meandering and uninspiring and not willing to be there. if the president had something to say about it and had such great comebacks and great lines and wanted to challenge mitt romney, he had his opportunity. don't go the next day and talk to 35,000 good students in my home state of w
romney's been saying for the last year. he may do a tap dance and a two step, but if you want to be president, then you owe the american people the truth. >> all right. reince priebus, what is your response to that negative attack? >> well, i'm not sure if butt kickings are covered by obama care but he might want to look at that. this is like day-late zingers, let's huddle up in the morning and figure out how many we can remedy the bad performance from wednesday night. it's garbage....
190
190
Sep 27, 2012
09/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 190
favorite 0
quote 0
in response to mirant last night and my it is pleasure with what mr. romney said, a key very senior mitt romney person calmed me today and says that mitt misspoke on dialing back tax cuts. and this senior person said mitt would like a mulligan and you know what, following beings, i'll give him a mulligan for now. but he has got to stay on message. and that importantly includes next wednesday's crucial debate. it could be his last chance. let's bring in our guest to comment on this. we have harry melver, steve moore oig and phil reducer. steve, i went off the rails and went off hfr-i was so angry at this wall street news story story. romney tempers tax plan, dialing back his tax code, suggesting that he's going to remove tax deductions from the middle class. he didn't talk a bit about take home pay and lower tax rates. and frankly, i was angry and confused and if i don't get it, i suspect the public may not get it. >> yeah, i watched the show last night, i saw that anger. and i share that anger. you know, look, there's an order rule of politics, either
in response to mirant last night and my it is pleasure with what mr. romney said, a key very senior mitt romney person calmed me today and says that mitt misspoke on dialing back tax cuts. and this senior person said mitt would like a mulligan and you know what, following beings, i'll give him a mulligan for now. but he has got to stay on message. and that importantly includes next wednesday's crucial debate. it could be his last chance. let's bring in our guest to comment on this. we have...
228
228
Jun 1, 2012
06/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 228
favorite 0
quote 0
with the federal election commission. >> some classic friday night news dump-in washington. the romney campaign filed this the e-mail from the fdc went out at 5:04 p.m. let me give you a couple hiemts. the news is mitt romney is very rich. about how rich? about $250 million rich. a couple it the bits here. he had some stock in walmart of mexico that he sold, about $5,000 of that stock sold by his financial advisors. he made about $50,000 in royalties for his book "no apology: the case for american greatness." i wish my book had done so well on royalties as well as mitt romney's. >>> meantime, jam wants to buy out 45,000 salaried workers and retirees. the company saying it could save $26 billion in pension and health care costs. the stock ended the day about where it started. the auto sales are a bright start. most car makers, including gm, reported double digit increases in mail. when larry returns, jobs, the economy and the election are all connected. "the kudlow report" will be right back. this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i
with the federal election commission. >> some classic friday night news dump-in washington. the romney campaign filed this the e-mail from the fdc went out at 5:04 p.m. let me give you a couple hiemts. the news is mitt romney is very rich. about how rich? about $250 million rich. a couple it the bits here. he had some stock in walmart of mexico that he sold, about $5,000 of that stock sold by his financial advisors. he made about $50,000 in royalties for his book "no apology: the...
323
323
Aug 27, 2012
08/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 323
favorite 0
quote 0
cleanup night on thursday. you have marco rubio, the star freshman senator from florida and you've got mitt romney, of course, delivering the acceptance speech, the one essential element of the convention. all of the messages will be aimed at about eight swing states with 95 electoral votes to motivate the base and also reach some of the undecided voters. >> many thanks to cnbc's john harwood. let us bring in our guest. republican governor mary fallon who is scheduled to give a primetime address tomorrow evening and former republican presidential candidate businessman herman cain. governor, uh want to talk to you about tax reform and your speech. i can't help myself. does mitt romney need to be softened up? does he have a pleasantness problem? is this media beltway gossip stuff right? >> i don't know what he was talking about. i think governor romney is a personable man, a man that's a family man. he demonstrated that. he's easy to talk to. very pleasant. i think he really appeals to the american voters. i thin
cleanup night on thursday. you have marco rubio, the star freshman senator from florida and you've got mitt romney, of course, delivering the acceptance speech, the one essential element of the convention. all of the messages will be aimed at about eight swing states with 95 electoral votes to motivate the base and also reach some of the undecided voters. >> many thanks to cnbc's john harwood. let us bring in our guest. republican governor mary fallon who is scheduled to give a primetime...
204
204
Apr 25, 2012
04/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 204
favorite 0
quote 0
on the day after romney's win last night, is mitt romney, does he has the chops to be the kind of turn around guy that the united states needs? >> yeah, this is exactly in his wheel house. this is what the man does. the -- the whole background of mitt romney is taking over businesses, and trying to figure out how to straighten out the balance sheet, straighten out the business, bring more value to the business. after all, you know, that's what private equity firms do. that's how they make their fortune, and the reality is, i know they are trying to use how successful he was against him on the democratic side. from my point of view, i would rather have a president who was successful in business, than the president who has no experience like the one we preently had. >> you wait the until just recently to come out and endorse him. did you have any doubts? what might those doubts be? >> probably that had more to do with the fact that i had a lot of good friends running in this race. i would have liked to have supported rick perry. rick perry supported me. he was one of my most loyal suppor
on the day after romney's win last night, is mitt romney, does he has the chops to be the kind of turn around guy that the united states needs? >> yeah, this is exactly in his wheel house. this is what the man does. the -- the whole background of mitt romney is taking over businesses, and trying to figure out how to straighten out the balance sheet, straighten out the business, bring more value to the business. after all, you know, that's what private equity firms do. that's how they make...
284
284
Jun 5, 2012
06/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 284
favorite 0
quote 0
>> he said it in a speech last night. he said repeatedly, mitt romney's going to take us back to the bush economic policies and what barack obama is essentially offering is the same economic policies that he offered as president that provided 22 million new jobs to our country. of course, he didn't inherit the economy that barack obama did, but i really think that the two of them are on the same page when it comes to health care reform, to the stimulus, to home ownership programs, when it comes to investment and education. bill clinton is a guy who put 100,000 cops on the street and invested in education. >> you don't have to sell me. i thought bill clinton was a pretty good president. it's the one in office now that bothers me. ed, let me go to you. keith said bill clinton is setting up obama with praise and so forth. mitt romney had a stellar career, mitt romney is a good businessman, mitt romneyalifd t and -- >> these two -- >> how do you read that? clinton did not have to say it. i agree with keith. clinton's a real s
>> he said it in a speech last night. he said repeatedly, mitt romney's going to take us back to the bush economic policies and what barack obama is essentially offering is the same economic policies that he offered as president that provided 22 million new jobs to our country. of course, he didn't inherit the economy that barack obama did, but i really think that the two of them are on the same page when it comes to health care reform, to the stimulus, to home ownership programs, when it...
182
182
Feb 11, 2012
02/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 182
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney and all the other candidates, thank you. that's it for tonight's show. all i want is a nice special supply-side growth plan like paul ryan, who's our special guest tuesday night. we'll talk budget and tax reform. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about the cookie-cutter retirement advice ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you get at some places. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 they say you have to do this, have that, invest here ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you know what? ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you can't create a retirement plan based on ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 a predetermined script. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 at charles schwab, we actually take the time to listen - ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 to understand you and your goals... ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 ...so together we can find real-life answers for your ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 real-life retirement. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 talk to chuck ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 and let's write a script based on your life story. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna d
mitt romney and all the other candidates, thank you. that's it for tonight's show. all i want is a nice special supply-side growth plan like paul ryan, who's our special guest tuesday night. we'll talk budget and tax reform. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about the cookie-cutter retirement advice ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you get at some places. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 they say you have to do this, have that, invest here ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you know what? ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you...
289
289
Feb 10, 2012
02/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 289
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> in tuesday night's speech he talked about george romney. he feels like he has a narrative problem as well and not just details on his economic land, you will hear family stories and stuff about his mormon faith. he needs to convince conservatives not only that he's one of them, but that he has a heart. >> i think the biothing is terrific. i'm not here to judge and i'm not in that game, i just think people want to know why mr. romney is the man, specifically and prescriptivprescriptively, e man to make the economy better and to make the budget bankruptcy go away and to solve the entitlement problems for a balanced budget and i think he has to be prescriptive on that. i am sure he's listening. >> biois about me -- >> but he'll talk more about conservatives and what they care about and why that's important. >> i sincerely hopes he clears up this minimum wage thing. >> thank you, gentlemen. robert costa, we appreciate the inputs. next up on kudlow, speaking of the conservative movement meeting and cpac in washington, are they energized? are the
. >> in tuesday night's speech he talked about george romney. he feels like he has a narrative problem as well and not just details on his economic land, you will hear family stories and stuff about his mormon faith. he needs to convince conservatives not only that he's one of them, but that he has a heart. >> i think the biothing is terrific. i'm not here to judge and i'm not in that game, i just think people want to know why mr. romney is the man, specifically and...
229
229
Apr 26, 2012
04/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 229
favorite 0
quote 0
in his election night speech tuesday night, mr. romney says it's still about the economy and we're not stupid. now, some people are saying he is just attacking obama and doesn't have he, romney, his own economic growth program. you seem to think he does. does he need to get out there with that economic growth program and a little less criticism of the president? how is that working? >> larry, there's no question. this is an election that is a referendum on the president's policies, and i think that the public has demonstrated they are dissatisfied with the policies coming out of this white house. i would say, though, that mitt romney does have a plan. he stands for free markets, for pro-growth economics, and for getting the engine of small business and innovation going again in america. that's who we are as a society. you know, people have come here to this country, ordinary people doing extraordinary things. right now washington is in the way and has made it too difficult for that to happen. mitt romney has a plan to address that,
in his election night speech tuesday night, mr. romney says it's still about the economy and we're not stupid. now, some people are saying he is just attacking obama and doesn't have he, romney, his own economic growth program. you seem to think he does. does he need to get out there with that economic growth program and a little less criticism of the president? how is that working? >> larry, there's no question. this is an election that is a referendum on the president's policies, and i...
244
244
Oct 15, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 244
favorite 0
quote 0
round two tomorrow night. the president has a lot to prove after getting his clock kind of cleaned during the first meeting. full cnbc debate coverage kicks off tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. eastern. before the candidates take to the stage, we decided to host our own kudlow debate right before the big debate. here to make the case for the obama campaign is new york democrat congresswoman carolyn maloney and jason chaffetz. you will each get 30 seconds to respond to the question, then you will have plenty of time to talk amongst yourselves at my discretion, of course. anyway, the first question goes to congresswoman maloney. this morning a rasmussen poll came out, 51% say the benghazi murders of our ambassador, 51% say the murders of our ambassador will hurt president obama at the polls. do you agree with that? >> no, i don't. i believe the president reacted appropriately first to protect americans abroad and then to make it clear that those villians that caused this visit attack will be punished as he hunted dow
round two tomorrow night. the president has a lot to prove after getting his clock kind of cleaned during the first meeting. full cnbc debate coverage kicks off tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. eastern. before the candidates take to the stage, we decided to host our own kudlow debate right before the big debate. here to make the case for the obama campaign is new york democrat congresswoman carolyn maloney and jason chaffetz. you will each get 30 seconds to respond to the question, then you will...
245
245
Aug 29, 2012
08/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 245
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney will officially accept his nomination tomorrow night and you're right, mitt romney consistently throughout this campaign has been the one individual with the pro growth economic policy. >> got to get it out. politics of that repetition. am i wrong about that? >> you're -- >> people will see paul ryan for the first time, addressing 40 million, 50 million. how many hear the 20% marginal tax rate across the board? i'm not hearing it yet in the convex. where is it? >> i think you will hear it beginning tonight, tomorrow night. you're right. this election is about people looking to see who is going to provide more optimism and growth in this economy so folks get back to work and we see investment go back to town and grow the economy. >> i'm not hearing the corporate tax rate down from 35% which some economists think is the most powerful stimulus of all. you have a lot of business tax cuts. mitt has the 25% tax rate. uh-uh want to hear about it. you have all the small businesses, big businesses. i want to hear it. >> that's the interesting thing. you know how barack obama is always ta
mitt romney will officially accept his nomination tomorrow night and you're right, mitt romney consistently throughout this campaign has been the one individual with the pro growth economic policy. >> got to get it out. politics of that repetition. am i wrong about that? >> you're -- >> people will see paul ryan for the first time, addressing 40 million, 50 million. how many hear the 20% marginal tax rate across the board? i'm not hearing it yet in the convex. where is it?...
207
207
Jul 24, 2012
07/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 207
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> and mitt romney laid out his five-point plan here on "the kudlow report" last night. did some great work, governor. i have a few ideas of my own to make it even more reaganesque. >>> don't forget, folks. free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. that means no tax hike cliff. we'll be right back. so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. then don't get nickle and dimed by high cost investments and annoying account fees. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of low cost investments, you can execute the plan you want at a low cost. so meet with us, or go to etrade.com for a great retirement plan with low cost investments. ♪ >>> welcome back to "the kudlow report." before we do some stock market work with jon than golub, let me give you a few t
. >>> and mitt romney laid out his five-point plan here on "the kudlow report" last night. did some great work, governor. i have a few ideas of my own to make it even more reaganesque. >>> don't forget, folks. free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. that means no tax hike cliff. we'll be right back. so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and...
204
204
Mar 21, 2012
03/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 204
favorite 0
quote 0
is mitt romney -- he won big last night. i got that. >> sure. >> is he the most conservative guy who can win? is that what is happening? >> i think by default, because i think he is probably the only guy in the field that could win. as much as i like rick santorum, i think he was a good senator when i was in pennsylvania, i liked having him there, it's impossible for me to imagine a country that elects rick santorum as president. newt gingrich? not going to happen. ron paul? kind of love it to happen myself. it's not going to happen. who do you have out there to run against a guy like romney? he is reasonably conservative. he doesn't have that kind of smell to him of being conservative. he is not a movement guy. he is not a guy that spends reading hayek in his spare time. >> ooh. >> he is not a winger in his soul, but he is basically a conservative guy who is a sensible guy with a reasonable kind of agenda. >> but winger might not be out of the wind. he had a big win in illinois. more important, his speech was superb. and it
is mitt romney -- he won big last night. i got that. >> sure. >> is he the most conservative guy who can win? is that what is happening? >> i think by default, because i think he is probably the only guy in the field that could win. as much as i like rick santorum, i think he was a good senator when i was in pennsylvania, i liked having him there, it's impossible for me to imagine a country that elects rick santorum as president. newt gingrich? not going to happen. ron paul?...
359
359
Apr 2, 2012
04/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 359
favorite 0
quote 0
plus mitt romney will win big in wisconsin tomorrow night marching towards the nomination, but he's got some problems and i'll tell you what they are. tonight i unveil larry's ten commandments of growth. number one, thou shalt lower taxes. >> we begin with the north american leader summit today, gas prices 3d.93. no mention of the oil pipelines. but there were words of obamacare turnovers. john joins us with the highlights. good evening. >> it was an interesting day at the white house. you had the three amigos, prime minister harper of canada, the prime minister of mexico, as well president obama meeting. it was notable what was discussed and what wasn't. first of all, on obamacare, this is the first comments the president's made since the supreme court arguments over the possibility that the individual mandate would be struck down. the president said he doesn't expect that to happen but had a word of warning to the conservative community about what that would represent if it did. here's the president. >> i just remind conservative commentator that for years what we heard is the biggest
plus mitt romney will win big in wisconsin tomorrow night marching towards the nomination, but he's got some problems and i'll tell you what they are. tonight i unveil larry's ten commandments of growth. number one, thou shalt lower taxes. >> we begin with the north american leader summit today, gas prices 3d.93. no mention of the oil pipelines. but there were words of obamacare turnovers. john joins us with the highlights. good evening. >> it was an interesting day at the white...
265
265
Nov 6, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 265
favorite 0
quote 0
the full story up next. >>> we're going to see mitt romney elected president tomorrow night for a couple of different reasons. first of all, the early voting coming out of ohio is trending in the way of mitt romney, especially as compared to 2008. we also see young voters who came out so strong for obama in 2008 are not going to be doing that in 2012. charlie rose: will you endorse president obama? colin powell: yes. when he took over we were in one of the... worst recessions we had seen in recent times... close to a depression. and i saw, over the next several years, stabilization... come back in the financial community. housing is starting to pick up. the president saved the auto industry. and the actions he's taken with respect to... protecting us from terrorism have been very, very solid. and so, i think we ought to keep on the track that we are on. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rew
the full story up next. >>> we're going to see mitt romney elected president tomorrow night for a couple of different reasons. first of all, the early voting coming out of ohio is trending in the way of mitt romney, especially as compared to 2008. we also see young voters who came out so strong for obama in 2008 are not going to be doing that in 2012. charlie rose: will you endorse president obama? colin powell: yes. when he took over we were in one of the... worst recessions we had...
197
197
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 197
favorite 0
quote 0
all on >>> jimmy, after last night's debate i keep picking those hot romney stocks and sectors. good evening, everyone, i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report." our top story tonight, paul ryan's resounding victory in last night's debate with vice president joe biden. the first ten minutes sealed it. 43 million people watched and the polls are showing a snap cnn poll gave the win to ryan and so did the cnbc survey. biden's snarky, disrespectful laughing and out-of-control interruptions hurt him enormously. plus, he gave no reason for barack obama to be reelected ryan played and cool and smart. the best line today from marco rubio. take a listen to this. >> let me tell you, it's not easy to do a good job onstage when you have a heckler on the stage with you. >> biden misled everyone with a string of falsehoods. tonight we have the man who developed the cia's program that detects deception. what you'll hear from him is going to shock you. then again, maybe it won't. >> plussic brai ibreaking news, panetta warns a cyber pearl harbor is about to happen and the fingerprints poi
all on >>> jimmy, after last night's debate i keep picking those hot romney stocks and sectors. good evening, everyone, i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report." our top story tonight, paul ryan's resounding victory in last night's debate with vice president joe biden. the first ten minutes sealed it. 43 million people watched and the polls are showing a snap cnn poll gave the win to ryan and so did the cnbc survey. biden's snarky, disrespectful laughing and...
193
193
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 193
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. it's not -- >> bad? >> it's not the first time i've had a bad night. >> they chant "four more years." and today, there are 28 days before the election. i think the right chant ought to be for them "four more weeks." you've got the idea. >> there you have it. also this evening, for the first time in months, the market hit a back-to-back triple-digit decline. we warned you last night earnings might give the market a little bit of a hit. go ahead, boys. take some chips off the table. nothing wrong with that. but let me tell you, a political revolution is coming in 27 days. and for the first time here on "the kudlow report," i feel comfortable to tell you, mitt romney is going to win and he's going to win big. it's going to be a reagan-like economic growth revolution. that's what the debate told me and that's what the polls are telling me. and i make it official tonight. >>> also this evening, my old pal, art laffer, is going to blast obama and tell you why mitt romney's tax reform is pro-growth and it will
. >> governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. it's not -- >> bad? >> it's not the first time i've had a bad night. >> they chant "four more years." and today, there are 28 days before the election. i think the right chant ought to be for them "four more weeks." you've got the idea. >> there you have it. also this evening, for the first time in months, the market hit a back-to-back triple-digit decline. we warned you last night...
187
187
Aug 31, 2012
08/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 187
favorite 0
quote 0
larry, that's the damage that clint eastwood did to mitt romney last night. everyone is talking about clint eastwood, not mitt romney. >> well, i think he had words of wisdom. thank you, as always. >> you bet. >> coming up on kudlow, ben bernanke's long awaited speech comes once in a blue moon. that's the blue moon over jackson hole. he opened the door for more quantitative easing stimulus. i think it's a waste of money. we'll go live to jackson hole and talk to experts who heard it straight prosecute the fed head's mouth. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ we believe the more you know, the better you trade. so we have ongoing we
larry, that's the damage that clint eastwood did to mitt romney last night. everyone is talking about clint eastwood, not mitt romney. >> well, i think he had words of wisdom. thank you, as always. >> you bet. >> coming up on kudlow, ben bernanke's long awaited speech comes once in a blue moon. that's the blue moon over jackson hole. he opened the door for more quantitative easing stimulus. i think it's a waste of money. we'll go live to jackson hole and talk to experts who...
244
244
Oct 8, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 244
favorite 0
quote 0
, romney had a great debate night. is it go to bring a bigger turnout? does it help romney? >> it could bring a bigger turnout. i'm a big supporter of governor romney and i want to see him do wm. michigan is a poster child for what washington needs to do. washington is a mess. we've shown in michigan and some of the surrounding states that we know how to balance a budget and pay down liabilities and done tax reform. it's a great comeback story. we did that in a year and a half. there's no reason washington couldn't do the right thing with the right leadership. >> can can i ask one last question. you opposed this going on as a state constitutional right. i get that. where is collective bargaining now? is it good in some places, not good in others? how does it work now, and where would the changes be? >> well, that's one of the things, larry. when they talk about it, they call it collective bargaining proposal. it has it's role and place. i've done it successful twice now with state employee groups and it works well. wha
, romney had a great debate night. is it go to bring a bigger turnout? does it help romney? >> it could bring a bigger turnout. i'm a big supporter of governor romney and i want to see him do wm. michigan is a poster child for what washington needs to do. washington is a mess. we've shown in michigan and some of the surrounding states that we know how to balance a budget and pay down liabilities and done tax reform. it's a great comeback story. we did that in a year and a half. there's no...
178
178
Mar 1, 2012
03/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 178
favorite 0
quote 0
a quick listen to what romney said last night about the taxes and the economy. >> this president wants to raise your taxes, i'm going to cut them. that's going to start with an across the board 20% rate cut for every american. i'll also repeal the alternative minimum tax and we'll abolish, finally, the death tax. >> all right. now tim pawlenty, welcome back, governor. it's always a pleasure. i want you to tell me, i want you to swear on a stack of bibles that mitt romney is going to continue on a daily basis, 24/7, 24/7 to push the tax cut plan, the entitlement reform, the deficit-cutting plan so america can grow and stay out of bankruptcy. will he do it, tim? is this the new romney campaign? >> larry, have i ever steered you wrong yet? you were telling me there wasn't going to be a phase two, there's a phase two, it's pro-growth. thor number one issue in michigan was the economy, those voters were also concerned about who's best situated to defeat barack obama and you can set the political rhetoric aside. when you look at how people view these candidates, there is no question that mit
a quick listen to what romney said last night about the taxes and the economy. >> this president wants to raise your taxes, i'm going to cut them. that's going to start with an across the board 20% rate cut for every american. i'll also repeal the alternative minimum tax and we'll abolish, finally, the death tax. >> all right. now tim pawlenty, welcome back, governor. it's always a pleasure. i want you to tell me, i want you to swear on a stack of bibles that mitt romney is going to...
182
182
Mar 14, 2012
03/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 182
favorite 0
quote 0
last night mitt romney did fail to deliver the knockout punch. after mitt romney's victories in hawaii and american samoa and santorum's victories in alabama and mississippi, here's where the delegate count stands this evening. romney is leading. he's got 419 delegates. santorum, 184. and gingrich 136. so we calculate that romney needs 48% of the delegates to clinch the nomination. santorum on the other hand would need 63% and gingrich 66%. now, let me just give you a quick take for me on last night's results. rick santorum, his victories last night were very important, very significant. he pushed the reset button for his campaign. and i'm calling it a two-man race. romney, santorum. now, that gives the power of competition, and i'm saying competition may lead to the further education of mitt romney. that's right. follow this. santorum is pounding romney on health care. and mr. romney must -- and i repeat must. he's got to have a better explanation why romney care in massachusetts is truly different from obama care nationwide. that's where santor
last night mitt romney did fail to deliver the knockout punch. after mitt romney's victories in hawaii and american samoa and santorum's victories in alabama and mississippi, here's where the delegate count stands this evening. romney is leading. he's got 419 delegates. santorum, 184. and gingrich 136. so we calculate that romney needs 48% of the delegates to clinch the nomination. santorum on the other hand would need 63% and gingrich 66%. now, let me just give you a quick take for me on last...
164
164
Sep 24, 2012
09/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 164
favorite 0
quote 0
you had mitt romney out there taking advantage of remarks the president made on "60 minutes" the night before when he talked about some of the foreign policy events as bumps in the road or noise out there. mitt romney in colorado, did an interview with nbc's peter alexander, says that's not how he thinks of those events at all. here's mitt romney. >> the president characterized as bumps in the road the developments in the middle east. we've just had an ambassador assassinated. egypt has elected a muslim brotherhood person as president. iran is on the cusp of having a nuclear capability. we have tumult in syria and also in pakistan. i don't consider these bumps in the road. >> reporter: now it was a natural turn to foreign policy because world leaders are gathering in new york for the united nations general assembly, including the iranian leader, who, as you mentioned, spoke at a breakfast this morning and talked about israel not having any roots in the region and suggested it ought to be wiped off the map. president obama did not respond to that statement. president obama keeping in mi
you had mitt romney out there taking advantage of remarks the president made on "60 minutes" the night before when he talked about some of the foreign policy events as bumps in the road or noise out there. mitt romney in colorado, did an interview with nbc's peter alexander, says that's not how he thinks of those events at all. here's mitt romney. >> the president characterized as bumps in the road the developments in the middle east. we've just had an ambassador assassinated....
670
670
Jun 6, 2012
06/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 670
favorite 0
quote 0
this was a national statement. >> does romney get this game-changing election last night with scott walker in wisconsin? >> i think he does. and he knows we're on an unsustainable track and his messaging is focused on that. how bold it will be and specific it will be in the putrid environment in washington, where anybody that expresses a creative thought is pummeled by the opposition on both sides, may suppress some of that. but i think he understand that. and i know he understand it. >> all right. let's go on. you just testified before the house budget committee, and i want to stay with the theme. the cbo just put out an incredible report on the debt bomb that paul ryan has been talking about. debt to gdp 77% now. and 90% in ten years and high as 250%. you acknowledge that compromises will have to be made. in fact, you said if there was a compromise, hypothetically of $10 of spending cuts for $1 of revenue increase, what the republican candidates wouldn't agree to during the primaries, would you take that deal. first, will compromise be necessary to save america? >> it will, unless you ha
this was a national statement. >> does romney get this game-changing election last night with scott walker in wisconsin? >> i think he does. and he knows we're on an unsustainable track and his messaging is focused on that. how bold it will be and specific it will be in the putrid environment in washington, where anybody that expresses a creative thought is pummeled by the opposition on both sides, may suppress some of that. but i think he understand that. and i know he understand...
227
227
Oct 3, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 227
favorite 0
quote 0
will romney keep his cool or lose his temper. and roger stone is a romney doubter. bob costa, let me begin with you, buddy. president obama before this night is over is going to call him bush, he's going to talk about the 47%, he's going to talk about bain capital. it could get ugly. will mitt romney hold his cool and keep his temper in check? >> well, larry, i've been hanging out with romney world all day. romney's goal is two-fold. heap needs to be aggressive on policy but stay presidential and be likable. >> if mitt military comes out aggressive and i hope he does, i want him to take charge of this debate from the get-go, will he do it -- will he still be the gentleman mitt or are we going to see something that we haven't seen before that was cooked up by all the brilliant guys in his campaign is. >> he wants to be gentleman mitt to an extent. he does not want to get bogged down on distractions. if obama starts to bring up bain capital and tax returns, romney wants to stay on the big themes of the economy. >> supposed obama comes after romney on bain capital, rom
will romney keep his cool or lose his temper. and roger stone is a romney doubter. bob costa, let me begin with you, buddy. president obama before this night is over is going to call him bush, he's going to talk about the 47%, he's going to talk about bain capital. it could get ugly. will mitt romney hold his cool and keep his temper in check? >> well, larry, i've been hanging out with romney world all day. romney's goal is two-fold. heap needs to be aggressive on policy but stay...
336
336
May 29, 2012
05/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 336
favorite 0
quote 0
this is the night that mitt romney is going to go over the top, but he's not in the state, texas, that is going to put him over with its primary. he is instead in nevada. i think you can see a live picture of him now. he is trying to keep the focus on why he would be a better steward of the economy than barack obama. >> we need to have presidents who understand how this economy works day to day, small business, middle size business, big business. i do. i want to use that experience to get us to work again. a. >> now, of course, team obama is trying to make mitt romney pay a price for the fact that he's attending a fund-raiser with donald trump tonight. donald trump was on our air this morning on "squawk box" repeating his questioning of president obama's birth certificate. but this is not a subject that mitt romney wants to deal with. in fact, he put out a statement saying he believes barack obama was born in the united states and he himself put out a new ad today that focuses squarely on the economy, answering the bain capital attacks by going after president obama's stimulus program.
this is the night that mitt romney is going to go over the top, but he's not in the state, texas, that is going to put him over with its primary. he is instead in nevada. i think you can see a live picture of him now. he is trying to keep the focus on why he would be a better steward of the economy than barack obama. >> we need to have presidents who understand how this economy works day to day, small business, middle size business, big business. i do. i want to use that experience to get...
305
305
Aug 13, 2012
08/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 305
favorite 0
quote 0
good luck. >> thank you, larry. >> a programming night for tomorrow, two special guests, conservative firebrand and syndicated columnist ann coulter joins us and america's mayor rudy giuliani will talk about whether veep paul ryan is a game changer for mitt romney or not. the power of capitalist ideas from mr. paul ryan. watch it. it's going to work.
good luck. >> thank you, larry. >> a programming night for tomorrow, two special guests, conservative firebrand and syndicated columnist ann coulter joins us and america's mayor rudy giuliani will talk about whether veep paul ryan is a game changer for mitt romney or not. the power of capitalist ideas from mr. paul ryan. watch it. it's going to work.
188
188
Apr 27, 2012
04/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 188
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> romney had a great speech tuesday night. >> he did. >> but i haven't heard from him since then. "the wall street journal," my buddies on the editorial board said romney has to show people how to grow the economy, got the 2.2 gdp lousy number. where is romney now. obama with the college kids is out doing what he should be doing, filing cheap shots. where is the quick response from romney? >> the reset is as a result of santorum stepping out, gingrich stepping out tuesday. still have ron paul in the rafters, that's not a relevant part of what the campaign will be doing the next few weeks. i think they'll be rolling out into the month of may a series of themes that touch on the economy, core themes you talk about on this show every day, to drive home the point that that's really where people are concerned, and what they're most interested in knowing how you're going to handle. i see that coming to bear the next few weeks. >> all right. hope they start sooner rather than later. michael steele. appreciate it. >> you got it, friend. >>> bring in our panel, keith boykin, jennifer reube
. >> romney had a great speech tuesday night. >> he did. >> but i haven't heard from him since then. "the wall street journal," my buddies on the editorial board said romney has to show people how to grow the economy, got the 2.2 gdp lousy number. where is romney now. obama with the college kids is out doing what he should be doing, filing cheap shots. where is the quick response from romney? >> the reset is as a result of santorum stepping out, gingrich...
206
206
Aug 20, 2012
08/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 206
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney's middle class tax increase. he pays less. you pay mo >>> two scandals in the news -- aren't there always? some two dozen house republicans and staff were reprimanded by leader eric cantor for a late night skinny dip in the sea of galilee about a year ago. and top gop leaders are calling todd akin to quit the race in response to his inexcusable remarks about rape. joining us now, cnbc contributor robert costa, national review who spoke with mitt romney himself about akin. what did he say? good evening. >> great to join you, larry. spoke with mitt romney this morning. this scandal, this comment out of the missouri senate race by todd akin about legitimate rape is a controversy for republicans. romney told me this morning it's inexcusable. i hear republicans are privately urging akin to get out of the race. >> senator scott brown wants him out, senator ron johnson. john cornin the senate campaign committee will stop the money. karl rove will stop the money. he's a dead man walking. >> i hear everyone is trying to give him at lea
mitt romney's middle class tax increase. he pays less. you pay mo >>> two scandals in the news -- aren't there always? some two dozen house republicans and staff were reprimanded by leader eric cantor for a late night skinny dip in the sea of galilee about a year ago. and top gop leaders are calling todd akin to quit the race in response to his inexcusable remarks about rape. joining us now, cnbc contributor robert costa, national review who spoke with mitt romney himself about akin....
265
265
Jul 25, 2012
07/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 265
favorite 0
quote 0
, i heard it from the governor the other night on the show. america is turning its back on great allies like israel, maybe britain and the czech republic and poland. meanwhile spending too much time playing footsie with iran and other bad actors. that could include china, north korea. in other words, there is no clear american principles of democracy and free market capitalism that are being put out by the administration. your reaction? >> i my reaction is, first of all, look where the public is. the public gives the president high ratings for how he's handled foreign policy, specifically national security in what is a dynamic and challenging world out there. again, i come back to what i mentioned earlier. we have gone through several administrations. not one was successful in being able to track down terrorist number one which is osama bin laden, which this president did decisively. look at where we are in the world. he handled the libya situation. something you needed -- >> o come on. >> he did a great job with libya. he came into office wit
, i heard it from the governor the other night on the show. america is turning its back on great allies like israel, maybe britain and the czech republic and poland. meanwhile spending too much time playing footsie with iran and other bad actors. that could include china, north korea. in other words, there is no clear american principles of democracy and free market capitalism that are being put out by the administration. your reaction? >> i my reaction is, first of all, look where the...
227
227
Apr 4, 2012
04/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 227
favorite 0
quote 0
while santorum does look to pennsylvania, romney has his sights set on washington, using last night's victory speech to hone his attack on potential campaign rival barack obama. take a listen to romney last night. >> when you attack business and you vilify success, you're going to have less business and less success. out-of-touch liberals like barack obama say they want a strong economy, but in everything they do, they show they don't like business very much. but the economy, of course, is simply the product of all the businesses in the nation added together. so it's a bit like saying you like an omelette, but you don't like eggs. >> all right. so did romney sweep seal the deal and have the vip stakes begun? here we have former vice presidential candidate howard dean. we also have my pal rick lazio, who has been a romney supporter and former congressman from new york. the thing that looks to me, you have this confrontation from today, romney attacking barack obama, yesterday obama attacking ryan and romney. didn't you think, howard, that yesterday that the president was dark and negat
while santorum does look to pennsylvania, romney has his sights set on washington, using last night's victory speech to hone his attack on potential campaign rival barack obama. take a listen to romney last night. >> when you attack business and you vilify success, you're going to have less business and less success. out-of-touch liberals like barack obama say they want a strong economy, but in everything they do, they show they don't like business very much. but the economy, of course,...
254
254
Aug 23, 2012
08/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 254
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> speaking of romney sources they welcome joe biden's appearance in tampa. the more the merrier, they tell me. expect republican delegates going to the biden rallies. that's for sure. >> michelle obama will be onletterman wednesday night but letterman is late. by the time she gets there won't the speech be over? >> it speaks perhaps to nervousness in the democratic party. usually during a convention the other party stays out of it. they are sending michelle obama to the letterman show. biden to tampa. there is anxiety and unless they have a presence they will somehow miss out on the headlines, voters. republican and romney backers expect it to be over exposure for the obama team. they are okay with biden's presence. >> i think it rub off all wrong on the obama ticket. is democratic desperation leading to chicago thug-style politics in tampa? let's ask our team of topnotch politicos. here is david goodfriend. we have cnbc contributor tony fratto and charlie black. charlie, you have been around a while. what do you make of this stuff? maybe we ought to keep jo
. >> speaking of romney sources they welcome joe biden's appearance in tampa. the more the merrier, they tell me. expect republican delegates going to the biden rallies. that's for sure. >> michelle obama will be onletterman wednesday night but letterman is late. by the time she gets there won't the speech be over? >> it speaks perhaps to nervousness in the democratic party. usually during a convention the other party stays out of it. they are sending michelle obama to the...
143
143
Nov 10, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 143
favorite 0
quote 0
the evidence simply doesn't support you and one of the things that i said to larry on election night is a big loser in this election was with apologies to you, art, a big loser was supply side economics because that's what mitt romney ran on and it was soundly rejected and the tax structure was beneficial to the economy and the budget. >> let me ask you one question, do you think the president would go along without raising the tax rates on the four categories that larry mentioned? do you think he would agree to something that would not raise those rates? >> i think he's going to start where he should start which is what he ran on which is the expiration of the upper income cuts. where he ends up i'm not sure and that's the deal here. >> the other point that i want to raise here is you're not only talking about raising the capital gains tax rate and raising the dividend tax rate so the cost of investment goes up after the tax goes up and income taxes go up and you also have coming to obama care where you will have a surtax rate on higher incomes and capital agains all over again and
the evidence simply doesn't support you and one of the things that i said to larry on election night is a big loser in this election was with apologies to you, art, a big loser was supply side economics because that's what mitt romney ran on and it was soundly rejected and the tax structure was beneficial to the economy and the budget. >> let me ask you one question, do you think the president would go along without raising the tax rates on the four categories that larry mentioned? do you...
343
343
Oct 11, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 343
favorite 0
quote 0
how ryan prepped for the big night, and what are the main goals for romney and ryan's camp? what are they, and what do they want to say? let's go to robert costa from the national review online danville, cnbc contributor. the debate sunday way. bob costa as you talked to the romney/ryan people today, what phrases jump out? what do you think he wants to get across in at least a minimal way? >> they want to defend mitt romney's positions. they want to go after the obama economic record and reach out to new voters, especially view the voters who may find ryan appealing >> i keep talking about this youth thing. i think what ryan represents as a well-informed smart 42-year-old guy and does his body crunches and listens to music on his ipod and so forth, i think that's a tremendous plus for romney, i really do. there's his picture up there. i think, you know, the youth vote is shifting to romney. it's not going to be like it was in 2008. >> that's exactly right, larry. one thing the ryan camp has pushed hard for is to have this debate be a sit-down debate and once he sits down at
how ryan prepped for the big night, and what are the main goals for romney and ryan's camp? what are they, and what do they want to say? let's go to robert costa from the national review online danville, cnbc contributor. the debate sunday way. bob costa as you talked to the romney/ryan people today, what phrases jump out? what do you think he wants to get across in at least a minimal way? >> they want to defend mitt romney's positions. they want to go after the obama economic record and...
192
192
Mar 3, 2012
03/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 192
favorite 0
quote 0
if it's romney, okay, but let's assume it is. in tampa that night he will give a primetime speech and he will define himself and let everybody look at it. i don't think anybody else, whether it's rush or anybody who may have a misspeaking is going to define him but himself. i'll give you the last word. that's the way this game works. that night at the convention, howard. >> i think that is true in one sense. he will if he is the nominee begin to unite the party, but he has said so many things. he has not shown the backbone to stabbed up to the extreme right, and people assume he will cater to them. i think it's fatal for the republicans. i think you've screwed yourself out of the presidency. >> all right. we will see. we will see. >> gloom and doom. >> too much gloom and doom. one thing we all agree on, the race is not over. that's -- >> it's not over. >> that's just sillyness. thank you, howard dean. thank you, michael steel. you're both great to come on "kudlow." the president said to address the pro-israel group before a cruci
if it's romney, okay, but let's assume it is. in tampa that night he will give a primetime speech and he will define himself and let everybody look at it. i don't think anybody else, whether it's rush or anybody who may have a misspeaking is going to define him but himself. i'll give you the last word. that's the way this game works. that night at the convention, howard. >> i think that is true in one sense. he will if he is the nominee begin to unite the party, but he has said so many...
286
286
May 30, 2012
05/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 286
favorite 0
quote 0
but first up this evening, now that mitt romney has captured 1,144 delegates after his victory last night in texas, he is now officially the presumptive republican nominee. cnbc's own john harwood joins us with the details. good evening, john. >> reporter: we've gonged the start of the general election campaign more than once before but today president obama himself gonged the start of it by calling mitt romney and congratulating him on the republican nomination and setting the stage for what both sides expect is going to be a very close campaign. now, why did the president do that? it's because mitt romney went over the top. as you mentioned. here are the delegate totals. 1,144 is what he needed for nomination. mitt romney's well over that. 1,191 at this stage. newt gingrich, rick santorum, ron paul, all the people with you once thought were going to threaten him, way behind. it's going to be a tight race all the way through november. look at these poll numbers from the averages of realclearpolitics.com. two-point advantage for president obama right now. that is within the margin of erro
but first up this evening, now that mitt romney has captured 1,144 delegates after his victory last night in texas, he is now officially the presumptive republican nominee. cnbc's own john harwood joins us with the details. good evening, john. >> reporter: we've gonged the start of the general election campaign more than once before but today president obama himself gonged the start of it by calling mitt romney and congratulating him on the republican nomination and setting the stage for...
178
178
Feb 28, 2012
02/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 178
favorite 0
quote 0
you think he can win tomorrow night? do you his his strategy is working? >> his strategy is working so far. we'll know tomorrow whether paid phone calms, the romney campaign is doing to turn out the voters or passionate home-based phone calls that the santorum troops are making today and tomorrow, which works. but clearly that populism, that authenticity that he has, that grittiness that he brings to the campaign trial, from his experiences in pittsburgh and pennsylvania, being able to talk to people who aren't hard-core republicans, that's his advantage. in michigan there is a unique mix of people trying to get people to turn out tomorrow to vote for santorum. he is doing the same thing, appealing to reagan democrats to come over and support him. and those people are not in any of the polls. it will be very interesting whether this ploy to bring democrats into the primary to vote for santorum gets him close to be a moral victory or actually puts him across the top. >> i think that's all well put. quickly, if you would, if mitt loses tomorrow night, and i
you think he can win tomorrow night? do you his his strategy is working? >> his strategy is working so far. we'll know tomorrow whether paid phone calms, the romney campaign is doing to turn out the voters or passionate home-based phone calls that the santorum troops are making today and tomorrow, which works. but clearly that populism, that authenticity that he has, that grittiness that he brings to the campaign trial, from his experiences in pittsburgh and pennsylvania, being able to...
190
190
Nov 2, 2012
11/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 190
favorite 0
quote 0
we'll watch it all on election night. but if you are right, this race may be stronger for romney than anybody believes possible. anyway, thanks to my friend, ralph reid. we appreciate it very much. >> thank you, larry. >>> coming up on kudlow, six hour gas lines and the fight for fuel after superstorm sandy. you know, it's looking like the old arab oil embargo days of the 1970s. that's next up. gecko (clearing throat) thank you, mr. speaker, uh, members of congress. in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company, or geico...as most of you know it. ...i propose savings for everyone! i'm talking hundreds here... and furthermore.. newcaster: breaking news. the gecko is demanding free pudding. and political parties that are actual parties! with cake! and presents! ah, that was good. too bad nobody could hear me. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. i haven't thought about aspirin for years. aspirin wouldn't really help my headache, i don't think. aspiri
we'll watch it all on election night. but if you are right, this race may be stronger for romney than anybody believes possible. anyway, thanks to my friend, ralph reid. we appreciate it very much. >> thank you, larry. >>> coming up on kudlow, six hour gas lines and the fight for fuel after superstorm sandy. you know, it's looking like the old arab oil embargo days of the 1970s. that's next up. gecko (clearing throat) thank you, mr. speaker, uh, members of congress. in...
171
171
Mar 8, 2012
03/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney had a strong night last night. a lot of votes, a lot of delegates. let's break it all down with our next guests, one of the best in the business. ed gillespie, veteran republican strategist, former counselor to president george w. bush, former head of the republican national committee. eddie gillespie, thanks for coming back. >> thank you. >> it may not have been a perfect night, but he had a strong night, the come-from-behind victory in ohio, and votes and delegates. is that right, or am i putting too much into this? >> i think that's right. i think that's what the process is about. you have to get the most delegates, and a majority of delegates. my view, larry, is if he had won ohio earlier in the night, the takeaway today would have been different. the fact that rick santorum had a good night in oklahoma and tennessee, they came in earlier, you know, i think that's contributed to the perception. i also -- look, he had a good night too, rick santorum there is no doubt about it. >> but he didn't win ohio, and ohio was the key. if santorum is doing a
mitt romney had a strong night last night. a lot of votes, a lot of delegates. let's break it all down with our next guests, one of the best in the business. ed gillespie, veteran republican strategist, former counselor to president george w. bush, former head of the republican national committee. eddie gillespie, thanks for coming back. >> thank you. >> it may not have been a perfect night, but he had a strong night, the come-from-behind victory in ohio, and votes and delegates. is...
171
171
Feb 24, 2012
02/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
as an insider. >> romney played a tactical game last night. he baited santorum, and he made santorum talk about his report, having focused on his record instead of santorum's message. for romney that's a win. he blocks santorum from surging ahead. >> let me ask you a second one that maybe a little bit of a sleeper. i thought mute gingrich had a very good night, bob, and i want to see if you concur and before we get to our panel, what's that mean? super tuesday has two big southern states. tennessee and georgia. newt has been part of the conversation -- hasn't been part of the conversation since he slipped in the polls. he reinforced his image as the ideas man in this primary, and i think committee sneak into super tuesday with the money from sheldon adelson and survive and still number the hunt. good night for newt. >> do you think romney carries michigan? do you think he carries arizona? two good questions. they're both coming bang, bang. is he going to win? >> i think he is. he only mentioned his economic plan once last night. where was the
as an insider. >> romney played a tactical game last night. he baited santorum, and he made santorum talk about his report, having focused on his record instead of santorum's message. for romney that's a win. he blocks santorum from surging ahead. >> let me ask you a second one that maybe a little bit of a sleeper. i thought mute gingrich had a very good night, bob, and i want to see if you concur and before we get to our panel, what's that mean? super tuesday has two big southern...
183
183
Oct 2, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 183
favorite 0
quote 0
the nation ago average has obama leading romney 49-46. the economy is issue number one and whose plans are better for the middle class. to answer that we are holding our own debate right here on the kudlow report. we are joined by new jersey democratic congressman and jim gillmore to make the case for governor romney. there will be time to talk among your selves at my disgression. the first question is going to congressman big paskrel. 1.3% gdp 25 million people out of the workforce. mr. president, what is your solution to the prosperity and the recovery that continues to elude us? >> over the past 30 months we have had an increase in private sector jobs. but that is the direction we are going in. if you remember what happened before that, when the president raised his hand in january of 2009, we were losing 700 no,000 jobs a month. but the fact of the matter is we are going in the right direction now and we should keep doing that. the president supports the position on the creation of jobs and the government can't do everything but it ha
the nation ago average has obama leading romney 49-46. the economy is issue number one and whose plans are better for the middle class. to answer that we are holding our own debate right here on the kudlow report. we are joined by new jersey democratic congressman and jim gillmore to make the case for governor romney. there will be time to talk among your selves at my disgression. the first question is going to congressman big paskrel. 1.3% gdp 25 million people out of the workforce. mr....
159
159
Feb 9, 2012
02/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 159
favorite 0
quote 0
last night. he lost because he has a message problem with republican primary voters and that is what the difference is. so, it going to be very interesting to see over the next week as they deal with rick santorum, is it going to be all negative all the time? or are they going to fry to squash them like a fly. will there be a backlash on iter or is this a moment where we see a pro growth economic message. >> that is . you are so smart. i want to give you the last word. is there a path to victory for santorum? >> i think so. i think his economy plans will have enormous appeal. he will do well with independents. and there are two polls going on. one is a poll inside the party and the other is the general election polls and one of the things you have not talked about that helped santorum, that poll that was done, that showed that among hike ikely voters he was leading obama by a point. i have to leave it there. >> appreciate your contributions, coming up on "the kudlow report" should investors be bo
last night. he lost because he has a message problem with republican primary voters and that is what the difference is. so, it going to be very interesting to see over the next week as they deal with rick santorum, is it going to be all negative all the time? or are they going to fry to squash them like a fly. will there be a backlash on iter or is this a moment where we see a pro growth economic message. >> that is . you are so smart. i want to give you the last word. is there a path to...
170
170
Feb 2, 2012
02/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 170
favorite 0
quote 0
governor romney said last night no, it prepares us. if you look the process in 1968 when we had riots in the street in chicago. in 1972 when the democratic nominee gave his acceptance speech at 2:30 in the morning. in 1976 when reagan and ford went all the way to the end, in 1980 with kennedy/carter, when you have a tough process that goes all the way to the convention, inevitably it hurts the nominee of that party. and i think the president is going to be in strong shape by the time he comes to the general election because the republicans are hurting themselves and hurting themselves badly. >> steve forbes are, the republicans hurting themselves too badly? and let me just add on to that question. the issue of governor romney moving a bit to the right on economic policy with sharp spending cuts and a real bold tax reform plan. that what he needs to bring everybody together? >> he does. and for 1976, by the way, gerald ford came out of that convention 30 points behind, the party united. he came within a hair of winning that election. so
governor romney said last night no, it prepares us. if you look the process in 1968 when we had riots in the street in chicago. in 1972 when the democratic nominee gave his acceptance speech at 2:30 in the morning. in 1976 when reagan and ford went all the way to the end, in 1980 with kennedy/carter, when you have a tough process that goes all the way to the convention, inevitably it hurts the nominee of that party. and i think the president is going to be in strong shape by the time he comes...
213
213
Oct 9, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 213
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> thursday night, joe biden is going to have his hands full with paul ryan. not only because ryan is smart but he is young looking and the youthful vote is going to flock to him. i think that is joe biden's biggest problem. >> i think he has been a liebility on the ticket and has had problems telling the truth. >> it has not been documented. >> i would like to ask you all a question, if you were president obama or his campaign and you heard governor romney say in a big foreign policy address that the -- >> you have gotten it wrong. >> i'm not going to accept the premise. >> he said negotiated. >> no, he didn't. >> look at the transcript. >> that is the truth. he has done as little as possible on trade. >> we will see on thursday night how the ryan debate goes with joe biden. right now i have to tell you ed, your man is in a heap of trouble. i appreciate it. >> jennifer rubin and steve, thank you very wuch. and to our big tweet. you have to love our cnbc intern. hi, don'those adds. coming up. an investigation exposes how the president's campaign may have viola
. >> thursday night, joe biden is going to have his hands full with paul ryan. not only because ryan is smart but he is young looking and the youthful vote is going to flock to him. i think that is joe biden's biggest problem. >> i think he has been a liebility on the ticket and has had problems telling the truth. >> it has not been documented. >> i would like to ask you all a question, if you were president obama or his campaign and you heard governor romney say in a...